Mon 1 Oct 2007
A Survey
Posted by anaglyph under Hmmm..., Words
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A certain friend of mine, let’s call her Alice, has been having some work done on her house. Last week a tradesman asked her why such an attractive and vivacious woman didn’t have a partner.
I said to Alice “Well, that was a bit flirty!”
“No, I don’t think so,” said Alice, “It was just a nice caring comment.”
Later in the conversation Alice revealed that the tradesman (a visiting tradesman, not a friend or colleague…) had also asked her for a hug.
“Oh really?” said I. “And that’s not flirting?”
“It was just a nice caring hug.”
Even later in the conversation Alice revealed that the tradesman had given her another hug.
“O-k-a-a-a-y…”
This morning Alice said to me in an email: “To add to the conjecture as to ‘flirting’ or ‘caring’, I’m still thinking he was ‘caring’.”
So I told Alice I would pass the matter over to the wisdom of the Cow readers for comment.
Flirting or Caring? Let the Hive Mind of The Cow decide!